Bob Enyart, who proclaimed himself a “right-wing fanatic, religious fanatic, homophobic and antimony,” died of COVID-19, according to a Facebook post Monday from his co-host on the actual Science Radio program.
Enyart, pastor of the Denver Bible Church, was a controversial figure known for mocking AIDS victims on his cable TV show, leading marches outside the homes of the Planned Parenthood doctor and boycotting the vaccine. COVID-19. She died at age 62.
But for his radio host, Fred Williams, “Bob Enyart was one of the smartest and arguably the wisest person I’ve ever met,” Williams wrote on Facebook.
Enyart and Williams’ radio program focused on “the science of discrediting evolution and showing the evidence of the creative God.”
“Bob’s enduring legacy will live on with the treasure he leaves behind, including an amazing website that many have recognized as the best online science resource that confirms the record of Genesis, its captivating Bible study MP3s, scientific DVDs , YouTube videos, etc., “Williams said in his message.
The post drew dozens of comments from Facebook users condoling and offering support, including a comment from Enyart’s son Dominic Enyart.
Dominic told The Gazette that it was typical of his father to “give up everything and run to help someone.”
Dominic, who works as the official business manager for Bob Enyart Live, received an email from a listener on his father’s show saying he had an abusive relationship and called Bob Enyart. He raised funds for her and pulled her out of the relationship and said she would later marry another man, Dominic said.
“It’s crazy that a lot of us don’t even know,” Enyart said. “It helped so many people, it’s impossible to keep track.”
But Enyart was not without criticism. After reading the obituaries of the AIDS victims and mocking them on a television program in 1995, a defamation case was filed against him. Enyart’s speech was protected under the First Amendment.
In 1994, Enyart was found guilty of child abuse and sentenced to 60 days in prison after belting his third wife’s 7-year-old son with his belt for refusing to shower; he stated that “children who fuck are happy children, that those who are not punish are miserable.”
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Enyart was found guilty in 2009 of entering Focus on the family campus during a protest for founder James Dobson’s support for Republican Party presidential candidate John McCain. Enyart, sole director of Colorado Right to Life, did not believe McCain maintained a strong enough stance against abortion, The Gazette previously reported.
During Enyart’s early years, he developed software for the Army’s Apache AH-64 attack helicopter and worked at Microsoft as a computer analyst, according to his biography on the Bob Enyart Live website.
Enyart and his wife refused to take the COVID-19 vaccine because of concerns that the products would be tested on aborted baby cells, according to their program’s website.
“We urge everyone to boycott Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson [vaccines] to further increase social tension and put pressure on child killers, ”the website said.
Cheryl was hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, Gazette 9NEWS news partner reported. Dominic Enyart said his mother has been released from the hospital.
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